Not Your Grandmother's DAR (2024)

Forget what you know about the Daughters of the American Revolution and join Mariam as she sits down with three members of Kentucky’s Lexington chapter of the DAR. Judy Owens, Robin Fisher, and Sharon Withers talk about the contemporary society and what it means to each of them, their work to research and identify patriots of color, historical preservation at McConnell's Springs and Sharon's pioneering use of DNA in DAR genealogy research, and the use of DNA to find patriots of color and their descendants. The Lexington Chapter of the DAR is hosting a DNA Beginners Seminar at Beaumont Branch on Saturday, June 8, 2024.The oral history series mentioned in the episode is Daughter Dialogues, and is available at https://www.daughterdialogues.com